June 16/10 10:01 am - Tour de Beauce: Stage 2 UPDATES

There is high cloud with some sun poking through on occasion. The forecast is for rain later in the day. Temperature is 18C

Update on Matt Bell: National team coach Vincent Jourdain said Matt has 28 stitches on his face - just under his eye- from his sunglasses. His teammates are calling it the 'Lance Armstrong' injury. His knees are also badly bruised. His concussion is bad, but tests show nothing more and he actually slept well last night.

The accident happened on an unexpected loose gravel section. Matt was near the front, following the BMC team who were chasing the break with Routley, Serrano Fernandez and Thomson. The BMC train swerved to miss a pothole, the last rider (Kristoff) did not and hit the pothole going down and Bell crashed into him and went over the bars.

Javier Megias Leal (Team Type 1) who was listed as DNF was allowed to start when his team proved that he had been directed off course. His time was adjusted to that of the winner +15%

It is not as windy today

Attacks started at 1 km in

10:25 am

Lots of attacks going off, but nothing is sticking. The peloton is just one long line

Jai Crawford (Fly V Australia) gets a bike change and is chasing back on

10:34 am

There seems to be a lot of mechanical problems. Nic Hamilton (Team Canada) just took assistance and the team cars seem busier than usual servicing the riders bikes on the fly.

10:40 am

Keir Plaice (Team Canada) just had a front flat, but was quickly back on to the peloton